Kushwaha has also been attending meetings of the BJP and its allies, including the Lok Janshakti Party and the Rashtriya Lok Samta Party in connection with the campaigning for her husband against Yadav.

According to JD-U leaders, Nitish Kumar tried to persuade her to stay when she resigned, but she told him that as her husband had joined the BJP, it was not right for her to continue as a minister in Nitish's cabinet.

Another MLA, Poonam, wife of Bihar strongman Ranvir Yadav, is campaigning and seeking vote for her younger sister Krishna Yadav, who is the Rashtriya Janata Dal candidate from Khagaria.

Krishna is the second wife of Ranvir, a "bahubali". Ranvir said Poonam has been campaigning for Krishna. "For her, family is first," he said.

Sujata Devi too is campaigning for BJP candidates against in Sitamarhi and other Lok Sabha seats.